A “paparazzi” is a freelance photographer who takes pictures of famous people, such as athletes, entertainers, politicians, and other celebrities while they are trying to go about their private lives. Paparazzi make money by selling photographs to tabloid newspapers, gossip magazines and celebrity TV shows.(more…)

Abraham Lincoln uttered these famous lines during a debate with Stephen Douglas in Clinton, Illinois, on September 2, 1858. Or did he?

There is no documentary evidence that Lincoln ever said these words. One of the earliest references to the quote was by Fred Wheeler in a speech to a Prohibition party convention on August 26, 1887. A previous instance was from a French speaker in 1885.(more…)